The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-06-18
CoLFAX, GRANT PARISH, LA, SATURDAY, JUNE 49, 1887

north, range IL west, and Nov. 4, 1882,
for the balance OF the roadA The twenty
mile lateral limits of the grants and the
terminal limits of each of the sections "a
definitely located and constructed, are
shown by yellow shading upon the dia.
gram furnished you with Office letter Of
Oct 16, 1883.
When claimants under this section
present proper applications to enter, You
will notify the company thereof and allow
thirty days within which to file objections.
II no objection Is made within the time
allowed, you will allow the entry, and in
making your returns thereof you will
transmit with the entry papers the doou-
ments showing the previous action taken.
II the company should object you will
order hearing in the usual manner and
upon the conclusion Of the trial transmit
the testimony to this Office accompanied
by your joint opinion thereon.
The third section provides that the
confirmation OF the grant made by the
second section should take effect when
the company should accept the provisions
OF this act in the manner prescribed, and
agree to discharge all the duties and oh.
legations imposed by the act of March
8, 1881.
The acceptance and agreement ON part
of the company fled with the secretary
Of the Interior, April 20, 81, and the re-
linquishment and confirmation of the
grant provided for in the second section
OF the act went into effect on that day.
The fourth section directs the secretary
OF the Interior to establish such rules and
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lands confirmed to the company by this
act as will enable persons who were in
actual occupancy of any portion thereof
on Dec. l, ~, and who are qualified pre-
emption or homestead claimants to secure
titles to the land held by them, not to
exceed one section in quantity and not
less than one-sixteenth of q section, on
payment to the company at the rate Of 81
per acre for the land occupied, one-thlrd
to he paid in cash and the balance in such
equal annual installments as the secretary
OF the Interior shall prescribe.
The fifth section directs the secretary
OF the interior to make all needful rules
and regulations for carrying this into
effect, and authorizes him to direct that
payments for lands purchased under the
fourth section may be made in any num-
Der OF annual installments, not exceeding
four, from the date of the sale, with in.
terest thereon, not to exceed 6 per cent
per annum.
Upon the receipt Of any proper appli-
cation to purchase under the fourth sec
ton Of the act you will notify the CON-
pany thereof and allow thirty days within
which to file objections. II no objection
is made the applicant will be held and
deemed to have valid claim and right
OF purchase in the land applied for, and
You will so notify the company. Should
the company object you viii order hear
ing and proceed as directed under sec. z
The Gxth section of the act authorizes
and instructs the secretary Of the Interior
to apply the provisions of the second,
third. fourth and fifth sections to any
lands that have been patented under the
railroad grant of March 8, II, and to
protect any and all settlers on said lands
in all their rights under said section.
In all cases under section 2, where the
rights OF entry under the laws of the
United States shall have been fully estab-
hshed to lands which have been patented
to the company, the latter will be required
TO reconvey such lands TO the United
States, to the end that no cloud may rest
upon the title Of the entryman.
In cases where the right to purchase
under the fourth section Of the act
shall be established, the railroad COM
pany will be required either to convey.
the land to the applicants upon receipt
Of the first pay ments and secure itself
for the deferred payments by liens
upon the lands sold, or 70 enter into
such contracts to convey the lands
upon receipt of the final installment
paid in the manner below prescribed
a. usual, will be satisfactory to this
Office.
The fourth section preacribes that
purchasers Hereunder shall pay ONE
third If the purchase money in cash
under the authority given the secretary
Of the Interior, the balance Ut the pur-
chase money shall be paid in four
equal annual installments from the date
of the sale, and interest ON the deferred
payments shall be at the rate of 6 per
cent per annum. Purchasers coming
within the provisions Of this section
may 1t any time mako payment OF the
whole or any equal annual installment
of the purchase money.
Application to enter under the Sec
ond section and to purchase under the
fourth should be accompanied by the
corObOrated affidavit Of the claimant,
setting forth the facts respecting his
settlement and residence upon and
cultivation Of the land claimed. Very
respectfully,
WILLIAM A. j. SPARKS,
Commissioners.
Where an Organization Of Farm
ers Might Do Good.